Love
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You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.
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Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
* She was the second of four daughters of Amos Bronson Alcott and Abigail May Alcott.
* Alcott's father was a philosopher and educator, and her mother was a social activist.
* Alcott grew up in a household that was committed to social justice and equality.
* She began writing at a young age, and her first published work was a book of poetry.
* During the Civil War, Alcott served as a nurse in a Union hospital.
* After the war, she wrote her most famous novel, Little Women, which was published in 1868.
* Alcott continued to write until her death in 1888.
* She is best known for her novels about strong female characters, such as Jo March in Little Women.
* She was the second of four daughters of Amos Bronson Alcott and Abigail May Alcott.
* Alcott's father was a philosopher and educator, and her mother was a social activist.
* Alcott grew up in a household that was committed to social justice and equality.
* She began writing at a young age, and her first published work was a book of poetry.
* During the Civil War, Alcott served as a nurse in a Union hospital.
* After the war, she wrote her most famous novel, Little Women, which was published in 1868.
* Alcott continued to write until her death in 1888.
* She is best known for her novels about strong female characters, such as Jo March in Little Women.
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Love
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Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.
Relationships
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She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.
Writing
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I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
Inspirational
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
Life Lessons
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
Inspirational
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.
Writing
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Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and fall into a vortex, as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.
Love
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Be worthy love, and love will come.
Love
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
Books
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
Books
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
Wisdom
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I ask not for any crownBut that which all may win;Nor try to conquer any worldExcept the one within.
Books
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can
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